List of Metropolitan League seasons

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The Metropolitan League ran for twenty-two seasons between 1949–50 and 1970–71.

1949–50

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 St Neots & District 16 12 2 2 63 21 26
2 Dagenham 16 11 4 1 62 23 26
3 Callender Athletic 16 11 3 2 69 29 25
4 Headington United reserves 16 10 3 3 57 31 23
5 Chingford Town reserves 16 7 2 7 31 32 16
6 Twickenham 16 4 2 10 39 51 10
7 Dickinsons 16 2 3 11 20 42 7
8 Chipperfield 16 2 3 11 25 61 7 Left league at end of season[1]
9 Hove 16 1 2 13 16 92 4 Changed name to Hove United at end of season[2]

1950–51

Eight new clubs joined the league in its second season;

  • Brighton & Hove Albion 'A'
  • Croydon Rovers
  • Dunstable Town
  • Hastings United reserves
  • Leatherhead
  • Luton Town 'A'
  • Vickers Armstrong
  • Windsor & Eton (from the Corinthian League)[3]
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Dagenham 30 24 3 3 95 28 51 Left to join the new Delphian League[4]
2 Vickers Armstrong 30 22 3 5 97 50 47
3 Croydon Rovers 30 22 1 7 67 37 45 Left league at end of season
4 St Neots & District 30 18 4 8 87 47 40 Left to rejoin the United Counties League
5 Windsor & Eton 30 17 4 9 71 58 38
6 Luton Town 'A' 30 17 3 10 95 47 37
7 Headington United reserves 30 14 4 12 68 67 32
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 30 10 10 10 56 53 30
9 Leatherhead 30 12 3 15 53 67 27 Left to join the new Delphian League[5]
10 Callender Athletic 30 10 2 18 58 76 22
11 Dunstable Town 30 10 2 18 60 84 22
12 Twickenham 30 8 6 16 47 75 22
13 Chingford Town 30 8 5 17 51 71 21 First team replaced the reserves mid-season, folded at end of season[6]
14 Hastings United reserves 30 6 5 19 38 72 17
15 Dickinsons 30 5 5 20 60 136 15 Dropped into the Herts County League at end of season[7]
16 Hove United 30 5 4 21 35 74 14 Left league at end of season

1951–52

Five new clubs joined the league in its third season;

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Horsham 26 17 6 3 75 30 40
2 Tonbridge reserves 26 16 7 3 90 34 39
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 26 15 3 8 74 47 33
4 Headington United reserves 26 13 5 8 72 58 31
5 Skyways 26 14 1 11 54 56 29 Left league at end of season
6 Windsor & Eton 26 12 4 10 76 58 28
7 Vickers Armstrong 26 9 8 9 64 72 26
8 Luton Town 'A' 26 12 1 13 83 79 25
9 Hastings United reserves 26 9 7 10 49 57 25
10 Dunstable Town 26 11 2 13 48 66 24
11 Twickenham 26 8 5 13 53 71 21
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 26 8 3 15 54 72 19
13 Millwall 'A' 26 5 6 15 49 79 16 Left league at end of season
14 Callender Athletic 26 3 2 21 32 94 8

1952–53

Four new clubs joined the league for its fourth season;

  • Haywards Heath (from the Sussex County League)[10]
  • Newbury Town
  • Southwick (from the Sussex County League)[11]
  • West Ham United 'A' (from the Eastern Counties League, although they also continued to play in the ECL for another four season)[12]
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Tonbridge reserves 30 22 3 5 88 42 47
2 Windsor & Eton 30 19 6 5 91 53 44
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 30 17 5 8 82 44 39
4 Newbury Town 30 17 5 8 96 57 39
5 Haywards Heath 30 14 8 8 59 48 36
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 30 16 2 12 78 59 34
7 Dunstable Town 30 15 3 12 70 66 33
8 Hastings United reserves 30 13 6 11 83 69 32
9 Luton Town 'A' 30 14 4 12 80 70 32
10 Horsham 30 13 4 13 75 64 30
11 Headington United reserves 30 11 8 11 55 54 30
12 West Ham United 'A' 30 10 7 13 55 69 27
13 Southwick 30 8 5 17 54 80 21
14 Vickers Armstrong 30 7 4 19 41 74 18
15 Twickenham 30 5 3 22 39 97 13 Left to join the Parthenon League at end of season
16 Callender Athletic 30 2 1 27 27 127 5 Left league at end of season

1953–54

Four new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the season;

  • Chelsea 'A'
  • Dartford reserves
  • Guildford City reserves
  • Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Headington United reserves 34 24 2 8 91 45 50
2 Hastings United reserves 34 23 3 8 119 55 49
3 Luton Town 'A' 34 20 6 8 97 58 46
4 Tonbridge reserves 34 19 5 10 94 63 43
5 Windsor & Eton 34 19 5 10 93 76 43
6 Guildford City reserves 34 14 10 10 71 59 38
7 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 34 16 5 13 73 67 37 Left league at end of season
8 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 34 12 11 11 56 52 35
9 Chelsea 'A' 34 13 9 12 46 55 35
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 14 5 15 58 65 33
11 Dunstable Town 34 13 5 16 83 111 31
12 Newbury Town 34 9 11 14 71 80 29
13 Horsham 34 11 6 17 59 63 28
14 Dartford reserves 34 10 7 17 53 64 27
15 Vickers Armstrong 34 7 11 16 38 71 25
16 West Ham United 'A' 34 9 6 19 56 84 24
17 Haywards Heath 34 7 7 20 52 97 21
18 Southwick 34 6 6 22 37 82 18 Left to rejoin the Sussex County League

1954–55

One new club, Wokingham Town, joined the league prior to the start of the 1954–55 season.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 32 22 5 5 116 46 49
2 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 21 4 7 68 38 46
3 Newbury Town 32 21 2 9 77 47 44
4 Dartford reserves 32 20 3 9 73 45 43
5 Tonbridge reserves 32 17 8 7 74 45 42
6 Dunstable Town 32 19 3 10 96 81 41
7 Guildford City reserves 32 18 4 10 82 53 40
8 Hastings United reserves 32 16 5 11 90 56 37
9 Horsham 32 12 10 10 55 51 34
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 13 6 13 82 74 32
11 Luton Town 'A' 32 12 3 17 66 103 27
12 Headington United reserves 32 10 5 17 47 51 25
13 Windsor & Eton 32 10 2 20 58 103 22
14 Haywards Heath 32 8 5 19 69 99 21
15 Wokingham Town 32 8 4 20 53 88 20
16 West Ham United 'A' 32 6 1 25 36 85 13
17 Vickers Armstrong 32 3 2 27 26 103 8 Left league at end of season

1955–56

One new club, Bedford Town reserves, joined the league prior to the start of the 1955–56 season.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Hastings United reserves 32 26 2 4 97 42 54
2 Chelsea 'A' 32 25 3 4 111 30 53
3 Headington United reserves 32 21 1 10 105 41 43
4 Dartford reserves 32 19 5 8 72 44 43
5 Bedford Town reserves 32 19 4 9 90 49 42
6 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 18 4 10 70 49 40 Left league at end of season
7 Tonbridge reserves 32 15 5 12 78 57 35
8 Newbury Town 32 13 5 14 70 64 31
9 Guildford City reserves 32 12 5 15 66 76 29
10 Dunstable Town 32 13 2 17 85 84 28
11 Luton Town 'A' 32 9 6 17 52 73 24
12 Horsham 32 11 2 19 55 105 24
13 Haywards Heath 32 9 6 17 50 103 24
14 West Ham United 'A' 32 7 9 16 55 75 23
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 8 5 19 48 71 21
16 Windsor & Eton 32 6 4 22 45 108 16
17 Wokingham Town 32 6 2 24 49 127 14

1956–57

Two new clubs joined the league prior to the start of the 1956–57 season;


Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 34 22 5 7 106 38 49
2 Bedford Town reserves 34 20 7 7 113 64 47
3 Tonbridge reserves 34 21 5 8 83 62 47
4 Hastings United reserves 34 19 8 7 129 63 46
5 Luton Town 'A' 34 20 4 10 97 67 44
6 Newbury Town 34 17 7 10 75 56 41
7 West Ham United 'A' 34 16 5 13 83 66 37
8 Dartford reserves 34 17 3 14 64 60 37
9 Headington United reserves 34 15 5 14 71 66 35
10 Guildford City reserves 34 15 5 14 71 69 35
11 Eastbourne United 34 14 6 14 72 67 34
12 Windsor & Eton 34 13 4 17 62 98 30
13 Dunstable Town 34 10 7 17 72 90 27
14 Crawley 34 9 7 18 61 75 25
15 Wokingham Town 34 7 7 20 69 109 21 Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16 Haywards Heath 34 9 3 22 42 100 21
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 8 3 23 46 105 19
18 Horsham 34 3 11 20 50 111 17 Left to join the Corinthian League at end of season

1957–58

Two new clubs joined for the 1957–58 season;

  • Didcot Town
  • Fulham 'A'
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 'A' 34 28 3 3 107 34 59
2 Tonbridge reserves 34 21 8 5 102 58 50
3 Hastings United reserves 34 19 6 9 90 54 44
4 Dartford reserves 34 17 7 10 98 71 41
5 Bedford Town reserves 34 16 8 10 73 59 40
6 Dunstable Town 34 16 7 11 77 64 39
7 Luton Town 'A' 34 15 8 11 82 71 38
8 Headington United reserves 34 17 2 15 73 70 36
9 Newbury Town 34 14 8 12 71 74 36
10 West Ham United 'A' 34 14 6 14 69 67 34
11 Crawley 34 12 7 15 70 75 31 Changed name to Crawley Town at end of season
12 Guildford City reserves 34 13 5 16 53 62 31
13 Haywards Heath 34 12 4 18 58 69 28
14 Windsor & Eton 34 11 3 20 51 110 25
15 Fulham 'A' 34 8 7 19 51 79 23
16 Didcot Town 34 8 6 20 60 92 22
17 Eastbourne United 34 8 3 23 47 81 19
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 7 2 25 39 81 16

1958–59

One new club, Arsenal 'A', joined the league for the 1958–59 season.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
1 Arsenal 'A' 36 25 6 5 118 51 56
2 Chelsea 'A' 36 26 3 7 109 35 55
3 Tonbridge reserves 36 22 8 6 103 58 52
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 36 18 7 11 71 61 43
5 Dunstable Town 36 17 5 14 78 64 39
6 Newbury Town 36 16 7 13 64 60 39
7 Hastings United reserves 36 16 6 14 68 64 38
8 Haywards Heath 36 13 10 13 61 62 36
9 Headington United reserves 36 13 10 13 73 83 36
10 Guildford City reserves 36 16 4 16 69 80 36
11 Bedford Town reserves 36 12 9 15 67 83 33
12 West Ham United 'A' 36 14 4 18 73 73 32
13 Fulham 'A' 36 13 6 17 72 77 32
14 Crawley Town 36 12 7 17 65 86 31
15 Luton Town 'A' 36 12 6 18 72 74 30
16 Didcot Town 36 8 14 14 53 61 30
17 Eastbourne United 36 10 7 19 54 69 27
18 Dartford reserves 36 8 6 22 62 127 22
19 Windsor & Eton 36 5 7 24 46 110 17

1959–60

One new club, Canterbury City, joined the league for the 1959–60 season.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Luton Town 'A' 38 24 6 8 100 61 54
2 Arsenal 'A' 38 21 9 8 108 52 51
3 Canterbury City 38 21 8 9 99 62 50 Joined the Southern League at end of season[15]
4 Chelsea 'A' 38 21 6 11 104 55 48 Left league at end of season
5 Dunstable Town 38 22 5 11 94 66 47 *
6 Bedford Town reserves 38 20 4 14 72 79 44
7 Guildford City reserves 38 16 11 11 87 69 43
8 Headington United reserves 38 18 5 15 79 87 41 Changed name to Oxford United reserves at end of season
9 Newbury Town 38 18 4 16 85 68 40
10 Tonbridge reserves 38 14 12 12 60 53 40
11 Fulham 'A' 38 15 10 13 84 80 40 Left league at end of season
12 Eastbourne United 38 12 14 12 77 77 38
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 38 14 6 18 67 86 34
14 West Ham United 'A' 38 14 5 19 78 102 33
15 Windsor & Eton 38 12 7 19 77 84 31 Left to join the Delphian League at end of season
16 Dartford reserves 38 12 6 20 78 101 30
17 Hastings United reserves 38 11 8 19 66 88 30
18 Didcot Town 38 10 3 15 71 101 23
19 Haywards Heath 38 8 5 25 52 103 21
20 Crawley Town 38 9 2 27 52 116 20

1960–61

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1960–61 season;

  • Metropolitan Police (from the Spartan League)
  • St Neots Town (from the Central Alliance)
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 'A' 34 26 3 5 141 40 55
2 St Neots Town 34 23 4 7 110 48 50
3 Eastbourne United 34 19 8 7 75 42 46
4 Bedford Town reserves 34 21 4 9 79 56 46
5 Oxford United reserves 34 20 5 9 105 64 45
6 Newbury Town 34 17 8 9 91 66 42
7 West Ham United 'A' 34 17 5 12 83 60 39
8 Dartford reserves 34 18 3 13 81 66 39
9 Luton Town 'A' 34 14 7 13 72 57 35 Left league at end of season
10 Guildford City reserves 34 14 7 13 69 72 35
11 Hastings United reserves 34 15 5 14 70 78 35 Left league at end of season
12 Tonbridge reserves 34 12 3 19 71 96 27
13 Didcot Town 34 11 3 20 62 86 25
14 Dunstable Town 34 8 9 17 68 103 25 Left league at end of season
15 Metropolitan Police 34 9 5 20 49 82 23
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 34 7 6 21 45 93 20
17 Crawley Town 34 5 4 25 39 123 14
18 Haywards Heath 34 4 3 27 32 110 11 Left to join the Sussex County League

1961–62

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1961–62 season;

  • Bexleyheath & Welling reserves
  • Rainham Town
  • Woodford Town
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Dartford reserves 32 24 4 4 102 51 52
2 Arsenal 'A' 32 20 9 3 93 42 49
3 St Neots Town 32 19 7 6 88 42 45
4 Bexleyheath & Welling reserves 32 18 7 7 81 63 43
5 Crawley Town 32 19 2 11 90 55 40
6 Guildford City reserves 32 17 5 10 81 71 39
7 Oxford United reserves 32 17 4 11 104 64 38
8 West Ham United 'A' 32 13 7 12 91 78 33
9 Bedford Town reserves 32 11 7 14 75 60 29
10 Rainham Town 32 13 3 16 54 63 29
11 Didcot Town 32 11 6 15 68 80 28
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' 32 11 5 16 58 73 27 Left league at end of season
13 Eastbourne United 32 11 5 16 59 76 27
14 Tonbridge reserves 32 9 5 18 84 102 23
15 Newbury Town 32 8 3 21 42 93 19 Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season
16 Woodford Town 32 5 2 25 42 120 12
17 Metropolitan Police 32 4 3 25 33 112 11

1962–63

Two new clubs joined the league for the 1962–63 season;

  • Gravesend & Northfleet reserves
  • Kettering Town reserves
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 'A' 32 26 2 4 107 29 54
2 Oxford United reserves 32 23 3 6 77 39 49
3 Kettering Town reserves 32 21 5 6 102 47 47
4 Bedford Town reserves 32 22 2 8 99 42 46
5 West Ham United 'A' 32 19 4 9 94 55 42
6 Crawley Town 32 19 4 9 82 49 42 Joined Southern League, replaced by reserve team
7 St Neots Town 32 18 2 12 93 70 38
8 Dartford reserves 32 15 6 11 84 56 36
9 Tonbridge reserves 32 13 5 14 78 80 31
10 Rainham Town 32 14 2 16 67 65 30
11 Guildford City reserves 32 13 3 16 66 82 29
12 Eastbourne United 32 11 5 16 64 67 27
13 Bexleyheath & Welling reserves 32 6 8 18 46 82 20 Changed name to Bexley United reserves at end of season
14 Woodford Town 32 8 3 21 41 95 19
15 Metropolitan Police 32 6 4 22 44 98 16
16 Gravesend & Northfleet reserves 32 3 4 25 37 106 10 Left league at end of season
17 Didcot Town 32 3 2 27 26 148 8 Left to join the Hellenic League at end of season

1963–64

Five new clubs joined the league for the 1963–64 season, whilst Crawley Town reserves replaced their first team, who had moved up to the Southern League;

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Charlton Athletic 'A' 38 27 4 7 135 51 58
2 Chelmsford City reserves 38 23 10 5 105 47 56
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 38 25 3 10 122 60 53
4 Oxford United reserves 38 19 13 6 104 50 51 Left league at end of season
5 Cambridge City reserves 38 20 9 9 94 78 49
6 Woodford Town 38 20 7 11 92 67 47
7 Arsenal 'A' 38 18 9 11 80 57 45
8 Eastbourne United 38 16 10 12 72 60 42 Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
9 West Ham United 'A' 38 18 6 14 95 82 42
10 St Neots Town 38 17 7 14 94 67 41
11 Guildford City reserves 38 16 7 15 79 62 39
12 Romford reserves 38 12 11 15 75 84 35
13 Kettering Town reserves 38 12 7 19 78 98 31 Left league at end of season
14 Rainham Town 38 10 8 20 75 113 28 Left to join the Athenian League at end of season
15 Dartford reserves 38 12 4 22 61 102 28
16 Metropolitan Police 38 11 5 22 64 102 27
17 Bexley United reserves 38 11 5 22 65 105 27
18 Bedford Town reserves 38 9 7 22 68 108 25
19 Crawley Town reserves 38 8 7 23 51 92 23 Left league at end of season
20 Tonbridge reserves 38 5 3 30 38 162 13 Left league at end of season

1964–65

Eight new clubs joined the league for the 1964–65 season;

  • Bury Town (from the Eastern Counties League)
  • Chatham Town
  • Chertsey Town
  • Dunstable Town
  • Gillingham reserves
  • Luton Town 'A'
  • Stevenage Town reserves
  • Wimbledon reserves
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Gillingham reserves 42 31 4 7 149 58 66 Left league at end of season
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 42 30 3 9 129 39 63
3 West Ham United 'A' 42 29 4 9 107 52 62
4 Bury Town 42 26 6 10 85 56 58
5 Arsenal 'A' 42 23 6 13 98 53 52
6 Wimbledon reserves 42 23 6 13 100 76 52
7 Bedford Town reserves 42 21 6 15 91 76 48
8 Woodford Town 42 19 9 14 94 93 47
9 Chatham Town 42 19 9 14 79 94 47
10 Chertsey Town 42 18 9 15 105 108 45
11 Chelmsford City reserves 42 18 6 18 82 66 42
12 St Neots Town 42 13 14 15 66 66 40
13 Dunstable Town 42 15 9 18 72 89 39 Joined the Southern League, replaced by reserve team
14 Charlton Athletic 'A' 42 14 8 20 74 98 36
15 Guildford City reserves 42 13 9 20 82 83 35 Left league at end of season
16 Romford reserves 42 15 5 22 70 93 35
17 Dartford reserves 42 10 11 21 91 112 31
18 Metropolitan Police 42 10 9 23 66 94 29
19 Cambridge City reserves 42 9 10 23 59 108 28 Left to join the Eastern Counties League
20 Luton Town 'A' 42 9 7 26 72 123 25 Left league at end of season
21 Stevenage Town reserves 42 8 7 27 62 123 23
22 Bexley United reserves 42 6 9 27 39 122 21 Left league at end of season

1965–66

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1965–66 season, whilst Dunstable Town reserves replaced the first team, who had moved up to the Southern League.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Bury Town 36 29 5 2 108 27 63
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 36 28 3 5 123 35 59
3 Brentwood Town 36 25 7 4 101 46 57
4 West Ham United 'A' 36 24 7 5 85 34 55
5 Arsenal 'A' 36 21 8 7 107 54 50
6 St Neots Town 36 21 5 10 83 62 47 Left to join the United Counties League
7 Wimbledon reserves 36 19 3 14 95 74 41
8 Chelmsford City reserves 36 15 6 15 80 74 36
9 Woodford Town 36 17 2 17 64 84 36
10 Barnet reserves 36 13 7 16 69 72 33 Left league at end of season
11 Sheppey United 36 13 7 16 63 88 33
12 Chatham Town 36 12 7 17 68 78 31
13 Metropolitan Police 36 13 4 19 75 67 30
14 Dartford reserves 36 9 5 22 61 105 23 Left league at end of season
15 Stevenage Town reserves 36 8 7 21 50 91 23
16 Bedford Town reserves 36 8 4 24 64 108 20
17 Hatfield Town 36 6 6 24 58 121 18
18 Chertsey Town 36 5 7 24 54 109 17 Left league at end of season
19 Dunstable Town reserves 36 3 6 27 43 122 12
20 Charlton Athletic 'A' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned mid-season, record expunged

1966–67

Three new clubs joined the league for the 1966–67 season;

  • Cray Wanderers
  • Crittall Athletic
  • Hillingdon Borough reserves
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 32 20 6 6 102 45 46
2 Arsenal 'A' 32 20 5 7 91 41 45
3 Brentwood Town 32 20 4 8 75 41 44 Joined Southern League, replaced by reserves
4 Bury Town 32 16 8 8 73 46 40
5 West Ham United 'A' 32 16 9 7 73 36 39
6 Hatfield Town 32 16 7 9 67 47 39
7 Sheppey United 32 14 9 9 62 55 37
8 Bedford Town reserves 32 13 8 11 60 46 34
9 Cray Wanderers 32 14 6 12 60 75 34
10 Wimbledon reserves 32 15 3 14 65 73 33
11 Metropolitan Police 32 11 9 12 42 48 31
12 Crittall Athletic 32 11 3 18 40 62 25
13 Woodford Town 32 10 3 19 47 78 23 Left league at end of season
14 Chelmsford City reserves 32 7 7 18 46 77 21
15 Chatham Town 32 8 5 19 35 69 21
16 Hillingdon Borough reserves 32 6 5 21 29 73 17 Left league at end of season
17 Stevenage Town reserves 32 5 5 22 43 98 15

1967–68

No new clubs joined the league for the 1967–68 season, although Brentwood Town reserves replaced the first team, which had moved up to the Southern League.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Chelmsford City reserves 26 17 4 5 56 25 38
2 Bury Town 26 15 7 4 56 26 37
3 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 26 15 3 8 53 40 33
4 Cray Wanderers 26 12 8 6 50 35 32
5 Bedford Town reserves 26 15 1 10 59 42 31
6 Metropolitan Police 26 13 3 10 66 61 29
7 Hatfield Town 26 12 2 12 49 45 26
8 Arsenal 'A' 26 9 6 11 46 48 24
9 West Ham United 'A' 26 10 4 12 39 41 24
10 Wimbledon reserves 26 8 6 12 35 46 22
11 Sheppey United 26 7 6 13 43 68 20
12 Chatham Town 26 6 7 13 23 46 19 Left to join the Kent League at end of season
13 Crittall Athletic 26 7 4 15 36 49 18 Renamed Braintree & Crittall Athletic at end of season
14 Brentwood Town reserves 26 2 7 17 18 57 11 Left league at end of season

1968–69

Four new clubs joined the league for the 1968–69 season:

  • Bletchley Town
  • Romford reserves
  • Stevenage Athletic
  • Wellingborough Town
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Bury Town 30 20 3 7 55 23 43
2 Tottenham Hotspur 'A' 30 17 8 5 68 38 42 Left league at end of season
3 Bletchley Town 30 16 6 8 47 25 38
4 Metropolitan Police 30 16 5 9 72 52 37
5 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 30 12 11 7 36 26 35
6 West Ham United 'A' 30 14 6 10 50 41 34
7 Wellingborough Town 30 15 3 12 57 49 33
8 Chelmsford City reserves 30 11 9 10 56 45 31 Left league at end of season
9 Stevenage Athletic 30 11 9 10 50 44 31
10 Romford reserves 30 11 9 10 59 60 31
11 Sheppey United 30 12 7 11 53 54 31
12 Cray Wanderers 30 11 5 14 49 49 27
13 Arsenal 'A' 30 9 4 17 34 59 22 Left league at end of season
14 Hatfield Town 30 4 9 17 37 65 17
15 Wimbledon reserves 30 6 3 21 30 70 15 Left league at end of season
16 Bedford Town reserves 30 5 3 22 28 81 13

1969–70

Three new clubs joined the league for the start of the 1969–70 season;

  • Brentwood Town reserves (rejoined after a season's absence)
  • Epping Town (from the Greater London League)
  • Oxford United reserves
Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Wellingborough Town 28 18 4 6 67 32 40 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
2 Stevenage Athletic 28 15 9 4 54 22 39 Joined Southern League Division One
3 West Ham United 'A' 28 14 8 6 48 24 36
4 Metropolitan Police 28 13 8 7 50 39 34
5 Bletchley Town 28 12 9 7 51 38 33
6 Bedford Town reserves 28 10 9 9 30 26 29
7 Bury Town 28 11 6 11 48 39 28
8 Sheppey United 28 10 7 11 50 45 27
9 Romford reserves 28 9 8 11 37 43 26
10 Hatfield Town 28 9 5 14 47 61 23
11 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 28 7 9 12 32 48 23 Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
12 Oxford United reserves 28 9 4 15 43 63 21 Left league at end of season
13 Cray Wanderers 28 8 5 15 34 52 21
14 Brentwood Town reserves 28 6 8 14 25 56 20 Left league at end of season
15 Epping Town 28 6 7 15 40 68 19

1970–71

Woodford Town joined the league prior to the start of the its final season. At the end of the season five clubs moved up to the Southern League as it added a new second tier division, splitting the previous Division One into Division One North and Division One South.[16]

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Epping Town 22 14 5 3 58 36 33 Joined Metropolitan–London League
2 Bury Town 22 13 4 5 45 30 30 Joined Southern League Division One North
3 Bletchley Town 22 13 3 6 49 21 29
4 Cray Wanderers 22 12 3 7 45 36 27 Joined Metropolitan–London League
5 Metropolitan Police 22 9 7 6 44 27 25 Joined Southern League Division One South
6 Chelmsford City reserves 22 9 7 6 55 38 25
7 Woodford Town 22 8 7 7 30 32 23 Joined Southern League Division One South
8 Sheppey United 22 8 7 7 30 32 23 Joined Metropolitan–London League
9 West Ham United 'A' 22 6 4 12 22 37 16 Joined South East Counties League as a youth team
10 Bedford Town reserves 22 4 5 13 26 49 13
11 Romford reserves 22 2 9 11 24 49 13
12 Hatfield Town 22 4 3 15 32 71 11 Joined Metropolitan–London League

References

  1. ↑ Chipperfield at the Football Club History Database
  2. ↑ Hove at the Football Club History Database
  3. ↑ Windsor & Eton at the Football Club History Database
  4. ↑ Dagenham at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ Leatherhead at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ Chingford Town at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ Dickinsons (Apsley) at the Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ Horsham at the Football Club History Database
  9. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur "A" at the Football Club History Database
  10. ↑ Haywards Heath at the Football Club History Database
  11. ↑ Southwick at the Football Club History Database
  12. ↑ West Ham United "A" at the Football Club History Database
  13. ↑ Crawley at the Football Club History Database
  14. ↑ Eastbourne United at the Football Club History Database
  15. ↑ Canterbury City at the Football Club History Database
  16. ↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
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